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Originally Posted by JSH
From the buyers guide linked above:
"Let's talk about Nissan Leaf battery packs for a moment. The first two years on the market, there was quite an uproar over the battery packs losing capacity over time, especially those located in hot climates like Arizona, Texas, Florida, Nevada, and Southern California. Any battery will lose capacity over time, whether it is in a car, phone, or laptop. This is to be expected. But the Leaf's battery was degrading much faster than anticipated in these hot areas. So after 2 years the car's rated range may drop from 85 miles to 65 miles."
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The 1st Gen leaf has had several iterations of battery
2011-2012 - Worst battery looses capacity rapidly
2013/2014 - unofficially Improved fewer failures
2015 - Lizard battery wears the best but only 24kwhr
30 kwhr - lettuce battery, looses capacity faster than 2015 and sometimes completely drops a cell
40kwhr battery- too new to really tell appears to be better than 30kwhr but that’s not saying much
60kwhr battery- too new to tell
https://www.greencarreports.com/news...ric-cars-study